Patents by Inventor Traugott Tietz

Traugott Tietz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7044611
    Abstract: An optical device for use under significantly varying ambient pressure is provided comprising a housing, a transparent element, a first sealing device and a protection apparatus. The housing has an interior part, an environment outside the housing and a recess in a first region. The transparent element is arranged in the first region in a region of the recess. The first sealing device is sealing a first sealing gap between the transparent element and the housing. Furthermore, the first sealing device is sealing the interior part of the housing relative to the environment of the housing up to a first pressure level. The protection apparatus is arranged outside the housing and is displaceable from a first functional position into a second functional position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Weisser, Traugott Tietz
  • Publication number: 20050219697
    Abstract: An optical device for use under significantly varying ambient pressure is provided comprising a housing, a transparent element, a first sealing device and a protection apparatus. The housing has an interior part, an environment outside the housing and a recess in a first region. The transparent element is arranged in the first region in a region of the recess. The first sealing device is sealing a first sealing gap between the transparent element and the housing. Furthermore, the first sealing device is sealing the interior part of the housing relative to the environment of the housing up to a first pressure level. The protection apparatus is arranged outside the housing and is displaceable from a first functional position into a second functional position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Dirk Weisser, Traugott Tietz